Pete Sampras Quotes, Thoughts and Image

The only person that I have met, that I have ever been in awe of, is Eddie Vedder.

Anybody who has played sports and says they have never choked is lying to you.

I never wanted to be the great guy or the colorful guy or the interesting guy. I wanted to be the guy who won titles.

You kind of live and die by the serve.

Success is walking out of here with the title, and anything less is not good enough in my book.

I let my racket do the talking. That's what I am all about, really. I just go out and win tennis matches.

It's one-on-one out there, man. There ain't no hiding. I can't pass the ball.

I hate to lose, and I do whatever I can to win, and if it is ugly, it is ugly.

Once the fifth set comes, it's a matter of nerves.

Golfers are forever working on mechanics. My tennis swing hasn't changed in 10 years.

People wrote me off, but I believed in myself. I got the confidence back, and it grew and grew. I won my first major and my last at the place that changed my life.

I'm not worried about the weekend, I'm worried about Saturday.

If I win and play well, then the ranking will take care of itself. Defending points is really not a problem. Just go out and play and not worry about it.

What I've done in the game is always going to stick, no matter what happens.

All I cared about in tennis was winning.

I didn't have a big fat Greek wedding, but I have a lot of fat Greek friends.

A couple hundred people around, and I'm shaking.

I am here for the goal, and the goal is to try to do it again.

Players aren't quite as intimidated by my name.

With this ranking system, the more you play, the better off you are.

I admire the way golfers handle themselves. But tennis players are a lot younger, as a rule. There aren't many teenagers on the golf tour.

It is nice to walk out on a court to have it packed.

Baseball is America's pastime, and that record is absolutely huge in the States.

I'm staying in shape, working out.

I think the image of golfers is terrific, and rightly so.

I guess I get my strength from my legs, which are also important in tennis.

As long as I feel like I can win majors and contend, I'll continue to play.

Tennis obviously isn't as popular as baseball in the States.

Anything can happen out there on any court.

My goal one day is to be in the same sentence as Rod Laver and Ken Rosewall.

People know me. I'm not going to produce any cartwheels out there. I'm not going to belong on Comedy Central. I'll always be a tennis player, not a celebrity.